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Residents of 32,000 households in Augsburg were allowed to return home after a 1.8-tonne second world war bomb was successfully defused on Christmas day
Israel's Prime Minister has summoned the US ambassador amid a growing row after the US eased the passage of a resolution against Israel at the UN
New law gives UK security services sweeping surveillance powers
The Investigatory Powers Act legalises powers that the security agencies and...
The Investigatory Powers Act legalises powers that the...
Japan Prime Minister has 'great confidence' in Donald Trump after meeting
Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Prime Minister, said his meeting with Donald Trump on Thursday convinced him the US President-elect was someone 'in whom...
Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Prime Minister, said his...
United Nations extends Syria gas attacks probe
The UN Security Council has decided to extend the mandate of a panel tasked...
The UN Security Council has decided to extend the mandate...
US intelligence chief James Clapper resigns
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper will hold his post until the...
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper will...
100 people feared drowned as boat sinks off Libya
At least 100 migrants are feared dead after another Mediterranean shipwreck off...
At least 100 migrants are feared dead after another...
Turkey seeks detention of 103 university academics in Gulen-related probe
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 103 academics at an Istanbul university, on accusations of orchestrating the attempted coup in July
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 103 academics...
73 killed in Mozambique fuel-truck blast
At least 73 have died after truck that was en route to Malawi exploded in the Tete province
At least 73 have died after truck that was en route to...
Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi reiterates vow to step down if he loses referendum
Polls show the centre-left leader is heading for defeat in next month’s vote on whether to approve constitutional reforms
Polls show the centre-left leader is heading for defeat in...
Clinton says she wanted to curl up and never leave home after Trump win
In her first public appearance since her defeat to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton says that 'the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice'
In her first public appearance since her defeat to Donald...
US police officer charged with manslaughter over shooting of Philando Castile
Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who shot and killed Philando Castile while he was sitting in his car, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter
Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who shot and killed Philando...
Emmanuel Macron launches outsider bid for French presidency
Former French economy minster Emmanuel Macron vows to lead a ‘democratic...
Former French economy minster Emmanuel Macron vows to lead...
Mike Rogers resigns from Trump's transition team amid purge claims
One member of Trump's transitional team, Mike Rogers, was removed this...
One member of Trump's transitional team, Mike...
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Storm hits New Zealand quake zone
Warships from Australia, Canada and the United States arrived in Kaikoura to assist with the recovery and evacuation
Warships from Australia, Canada and the United...
Russia rebuffs international criminal court, withdraws signature from founding statute
Moscow says that the tribunal has not lived up to hopes of international community, one day after the ICC published its report on Crimea’s annexation
Moscow says that the tribunal has not lived up to hopes of...
Turkish-backed rebels close to taking Syria's al Bab, Erdogan says
Turkish-backed rebels are just 2km from the northern Syrian city of al Bab and...
Turkish-backed rebels are just 2km from the northern Syrian...
Indonesia police pursue blasphemy case against capital's Christian governor
Indonesian police have named Jakarta's governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, as a suspect in a blasphemy investigation
Indonesian police have named Jakarta's governor, Basuki...
UK may have to leave EU customs union but can maintain free trade - Boris Johnson
British foreign secretary Boris Johnson makes revelation in interview with a Czech newspaper despite Prime Minister Theresa May's hope of keeping...
British foreign secretary Boris Johnson makes revelation in...
Suicide bomber attacks vehicle in Kabul, killing four
A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed at least four people and wounded several...
A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed at least four people...